Indonesia leader touts growing Russia ties after talks with Putin
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday and hailed growing ties with Moscow in a burgeoning relationship that has caused concern among some of Jakarta's Western allies.
Read moreCzech champion Kvitova calls time on tennis career
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced Thursday that she will be retiring from the professional tennis circuit after this year's US Open.
Read moreTest series win in England bigger prize than IPL, says India captain Gill
Shubman Gill believes captaining India to a Test series victory in England would be a bigger achievement than winning the Indian Premier League.
Read moreSabalenka back to winning ways in Berlin
Twelve days after her bruising French Open final defeat, world number one Aryna Sabalenka returned to winning ways as she wrapped up her second round match against Rebeka Masarova in Berlin on Thursday 6-2, 7-6 (8/6).
Read moreMahuchikh, Holloway headline Paris Diamond League
Yaroslava Mahuchikh headlines the Diamond League meet in Paris on Friday as athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo.
Read moreHow did life survive 'Snowball Earth'? In ponds, study suggests
Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely frozen over, creating what has been dubbed "Snowball Earth".
Read moreRussell signs new deal at Premiership champions Bath
Scotland captain and British and Irish Lions fly-half Finn Russell has signed a new deal with Bath until 2028, the newly crowned Premiership champions announced on Thursday.
Read more2,000-year-old Roman wall paintings unearthed in London
Archaeologists have unearthed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever found in London and painstakingly pieced the fragments together, they said Thursday.
Read moreTourists, fishermen hunker as Hurricane Erick pounds Mexican coast
Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a powerful category three storm Thursday, prompting tourists and locals to seek shelter amid warnings of widespread flooding and landslides.
Read moreHow Trumponomics has shaken global markets
US President Donald Trump has taken just a few months since his election to upend global financial markets with his economic policies.
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